The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1887-12-27
VIII Waco Lead the Van or
Bring Up the Rear.

ne nOlluhyS tll SOON Ue ONcI'
Then for, long pull, a strong pull
aud pull altogether, for the matte
rial, industrial, commercial and iiqan-
ca progress Of Waco aud the country
at large The prospects tor 1855 now
seem most propitious Dame Fortune
Is ag"in "H't'gg yn uer long unused
harness and glrding up her loiu-. She
now stands ready aud Is eagerly scar-
ming the field with her glass, to note
The Efforts Of the people in their own
BETA f. She does not propose to turn
finger or squander Ceut in behalf
OF those communities lying idle upon
their oars, depending upon her 10 do
it all and doing nothing TO aid them
selves. She has done much for Waco
and stands ready and anxious to do
great deal more. VIII our PEG.
pie give her the cold shoulder and
turn her away or Will they put their
shoulders to the wheel and roll up
such record for progress for 1888 a.
we have never known before: The
irons are beating; how many business
men OF Waco stand with their
sledgcs ready to : rikt; During Ill
the hue and cry for more people aud
more money, let Waco keep pace with
the movements OF the procession, by
providing profitable employment for
all the labor and capital now within
our bounds in making room for the
enormous volume, which we hope to
induce shortly 10 come among IL.
Waco people must take the lead. Let
our local capitalists organize into
joint-stock companies and syndicatcs,
mass their capital aud pool issues,
procure charters and proceed to busi-
ness. Let blocks Of the capital stock
and bonds be listed in the exchanges
in the money Centers and the cash OBJ
tanned upon such portions as it is de
sired to dispose of, or our local or
gauizations do not tee able to carry.
Cotton III lis, wooden mil &, tannerlcs,
soap works. ,foundries, machine shops,
brewery, all kinds of wood and iron
working establishments and new raj
roads are among the Institutions that
should command prompt attention.
Good, strong, well patron'z3d news
papers can render valuable assistance
In the organization and Inauguration
Of such enterprises and They should
also receive the prompt, active and
Unstintcd cooperation and support
oe the business community. Plans
must first be concerted, presented and
advocated, before definite and final
action can be taken. The best way to
reach the people, to convince their
judgment, enlist their cooperation
aud loosen up their purse strings Is
through the columns of the daily
papers. To get the many
ether good things lying around
loose in sight, Waco should at
once put her newspapers upon basis
and footing, to enable them to prop
crly represent the city and successful!
is compete with the numerous strong
competitors in the field. Exhaustive
illustrated special editions should be
sent out to the world to give an idea
of what Waco il, what she has,
what she wants, aud what she hopes
to be. The great California boom
and many other booms TIE ExAMIN-
ER wots of, have been uniformly
attributed to strong newspapers,
backed by their communities and j.
dicious al d liberal advertising. The
potency OF the press as IA factor i'll
the progress, development and pros
perity of community cannot easily
be over estimated. Give Waco
powerful newspaper and many juicy
plums viii be promptly forthcoming
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